This book recounts Kafka's experiences from 1916 to 1924, the last nine years of his life. During those years, Kafka suffered the trauma of World War I and the economic crisis, witnessing with keen insight the suffering and loss inflicted on his family, friends, and homeland by the war and its aftermath. He contracted several serious illnesses, yet still produced important works such as *A Country Doctor*, *A Hunger Artist*, and *The Castle*. His relationships with Felice, Wolizek, Milona, and Diamante spanned the last few years of his life. Stach continues the panoramic, cinematic narrative style of the previous two volumes, meticulously reconstructing Kafka's life based on the latest primary sources, and interpreting the existential predicaments of Kafka and his characters within the broad historical context.
本书讲述了卡夫卡在1916-1924年即人生最后九年的经历。在那些年，卡夫卡遭受第一次世界大战及经济危机带来的创伤，他以敏锐的洞察力见证了战争及其余波给亲友和故乡带来的苦难和损失。他接连染上恶疾，但仍创作出《乡村医生》《饥饿艺术家》《城堡》等重要作品。他与菲莉丝，沃里泽克，密伦娜，迪亚曼特的情感贯穿人生最后几年。施塔赫在这一卷延续前两卷全景电影式叙事手法，基于最新的一手文献，精细还原了卡夫卡的生活，并在广阔的时代背景中解读了卡夫卡及其笔下人物的生存困境。
本书讲述了卡夫卡在1916-1924年即人生最后九年的经历。在那些年，卡夫卡遭受第一次世界大战及经济危机带来的创伤，他以敏锐的洞察力见证了战争及其余波给亲友和故乡带来的苦难和损失。他接连染上恶疾，但仍创作出《乡村医生》《饥饿艺术家》《城堡》等重要作品。他与菲莉丝，沃里泽克，密伦娜，迪亚曼特的情感贯穿人生最后几年。施塔赫在这一卷延续前两卷全景电影式叙事手法，基于最新的一手文献，精细还原了卡夫卡的生活，并在广阔的时代背景中解读了卡夫卡及其笔下人物的生存困境。
